Life 101 on Day 281 ~

Snowed in, prepared, and time to write; a good combination for attempting to bring this blog together before the new year. Yes, I agree it will be helpful to begin with what got me to this point: the desire to find lasting happiness and the realizations about life that helped me along the way. I had described it as choosing a path, staying on it, then reaping the rewards so to speak.

As uncomfortable as this may sound, it must be said. Death is the most powerful force against life and happiness that can be faced with a new awareness. This awareness can enable anyone to get through the experience without loosing themselves in prolonged sorrow. It does help to remember the one that passes is not experiencing grief.

Death is the hardest experience to accept happening. And how are we ever able to accept things happen exactly as they're supposed to? Life is such an incredible thing when we realize how quickly it passes for each of us. In my humble opinion, without actually being conscious of how quickly babies become their~self can we truly appreciate the illusion of life.

And believe it or not, death is simply on the flip-side of that illusion. The experience of a loved one's life ending gives each of us an opportunity to experience our own life in ways we may never have without the timing of that death. And as painful as it is, we can find a way to celebrate that life for all it's value and worth in it's sphere-of-influence. Honestly, our resistance to a death, after the initial shock and acceptance, is what prolongs grief.

If our happiness is based on the value we feel we bring to life, then in my humble opinion, our acceptance of death should be based on the awareness of the value the deceased brought to his/her own life. Feeling sorry for our~self has been one of mankind's worst evolutions, along with the belief that money brings us happiness.

And again, I whole-heatedly welcome all viewpoints sent directly to my email. Enjoy the season. And I wish you all happiness and contentness for the new year. It all begins inside: our-self. And radiates ourward from there.

Always ~ LL